New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-06
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ME NOTES ON THEIR CONTENTS.

letters OF the great novelist remained unknown. The
manly sweetness tenderness and humbeness OF
Thackerays nature, his reliance on Power unseen but
always acknowledged, his generosity, his wit his be-
wichng whimsical quaintness, are all shown In these
frank and winning epistes They edited 1t should
be noted with perfect taste and skill
To think about the constitution Of ones food is oppres
sve and unappetizing but salutary. III means longer
life and greater delight In life; 1t means, perhaps the
dviney formed machine OF the human body working In
perfect cleanliness and vgor inside and ont Professor
Atwaers papers Onthe Chemistry OF Foods and Nutri
ton promise TO he valuable feature OF The Century
They ought carefully read and seriously considered
Harper presents some admirable portraits in its OPEN
Ing article The Recent Movement in Southern Liter
ature." With these we have no fault 10 IND AS ior
the text it must be confessed that Mr. Coleman deals out
too much indiscrimnate eulogy His repeated use OF
the word exquisite becomes absurd at ast-it Is one
which should sparingly applied in criticism II II Is 10
mean anything. Oddly enough, MI Coleman treats WIN
the least enthusiasm writer who is, In some drec
lions, the strongest on his hsr-Riohard Malcolm
Johnston.
NJ Coquelin's article "Aeting and Actors " Is q
charming one, and is charnngly ilustrated-an at
tractive feature OF an unusually attractive number OF
Ha,per NJ Coquelln makes short statement which may
be commended to the Realsts." just as would not
allow" he says any departure from truth ON the plea
picturesque effects. would not permit represent
of reality always the side of nature and against
paturasm Nature In art How much there Is TO say
about it," "Nature in art" is phrase which can be
wisely applied to literature aswell:as to the stage
Mrs. Rollinss record of travel in the Yellowstone
country delightful in its way merry picturesque and
suggestive Harper has given us for many seasons
pleasant papers Of travel and none pessanter than THIS
The best thing in Lippfncoai is the novelette, which
occupies the greater part Of the magazne-Captan
Charles Kings Deserter 1t spirited story OF army
life and absorbing that 1t cannot be dropped I'M
finished Among the modern American ncvests Captain
King is almost alone his power of holding the reader
There not another American story OF the year which
feel mpeled to sit up half the night to finish
And Captain King is writer, too!-a being now
supposed to be without the pale of artistic fiction
That is fine poem which Colonel Hay contributes TO
The Century What If its idea be far from new tit Is
treated In way noble to make the reader lament
more than ever that its brilliant author seldom degns
TO use his poets gift.
The cleverest character sketch which Miss s. o.
Jewet has yet produced brghens this month the pages
OF The Atlantic 1t is humorous it is pathetic; 1t is
realistic oh sed~wOrd-and yet it is informed
with Imagination; it is almost perfect after its kind
There is a May-tine brightness in DR.. Holiness
Aaa,c remiuisc of his foreign visit The bead Of
an eternal youthfulness of spirit sparkles upon the
genial draught he offers us.
The discovery of the s strangely lfelike body of
great Pharaoh has often been related since 81 but never
more entertainingly than in the May Century. The
careful illustrations lend exceeding yiyidness and
reality to the story.
What is the Touch of subimity" which gives its
title to Mrs Lathrops clever story in The Men Princeton
RepiecS 1t hardly lie in the strained and unnatural
conclusion though the reader is supposed to infer 1t.
This is style, the best bit of prose Mrs Lahrop has
OIL he IL of
halfsentence sic turned in at little stranded
gateway, dried it by Of fields against the
roadside" Too much effort!
The May Atlantic is notable number and one to be
heartily commended First among its serious papers is
Mr. George r. Parsonss brilliant article on The Decline
of Duty" No other American writer observes closely
and dspassonately does Mr.. Parsons the spirit and
his day AMI his country few just in
the statement of motives and causes. and few are so
capable OF combining practically and lofty ethics One
may not wholly agree with all Mr. Parsonss deductions
but is forced to enjoy the mode In which they
presented His paper is phosophic and original
trbutivn to the literature OF practical Christianity.
Duty was not declining in New England IL is certain
in the days when little Ralph Waldo Emerson sat at his
copy book in Boston Mr.. Cabot records in The Atlantic
Ralph went to school before he three old
and his life there well at home austere. The
boys mother loved her children but showed 1t only in
carefulness for their webeing Mr. Cabot says that
Ralph and another brother had played truant
all day they much surprised their return at
the mothers exclaiming: MY son, bave been in an
agony for your went to bed" says Ralph, in bliss
at the interest she showed" 1t boyhood full Of
limitations and exactions; and it brought forth
noble results.
Mr. Thomas Stevens Is hereafter to act as Cycling
Editor OF Outing work be done in the intervals of
lecturing The current number Of outing has bograph
seal sketch of Mr. Stevens accompanied by portrait in
colors.
Mrs Lambs paper in The Magazine Of American History
on the White House and its Memories serves a
pleasant vehicle the presentation of various portraits
of the wives Of Presidents Portraits of Mrs Nc
Eroy and Miss f. Cleveland with several views of the
White included The handsome young face Of
Mrs Cleveland fronts the opening page. The defect Of
the article is wretched portrait of Mrs. Garfield
Mr. DIN L. Warmers beautiful DIANA" which is a
feature of the present Prize Fund exhibition, has
been reproduced well possible by phoograyure for
the March number Of The Art RerteU The publisher OF
the magazine has been fortunate in introducing sculpture
Of such distinction the public in advance OF its public
exhibition The leading article OF this number discusses
Mr.. Warmers works and his professional career Mrs
Helena DeKay furnishes a few words about Milet,"
and brief papers upon architecture and stained
glass One of the most interesting OF our panteretchers
Mr. c. A. Platt has contributed etching of Honfeur
arbor and there photographers after paintings by
Messrs. George Inness and L. II. BlashHeld dozen
pages of art notes yield variety of information and
critical opinion, rounding out number Of much merit
In The Andoger Reriep there is readable article ON
THE Andover Theory OF Future Probation by the Rev.
DR. Thomas r. Field. DR.. Field is strong believer in
the socalled "Andover Theory" and In this article
carries the war into Africa by maintaining that proba
ton after death is not only in harmony with the teaching
OF the Christian Church. but that II is explicitly taught
by Scripture Therefore in his opinion, those who deny
Il do violence to the very authority which they profess
TO revere He adduces evidence 10 show that many
OF the greatest living theoogans admit that there may
be some OF probation after death 1t will be inter
esting to see what the antiprobatonists will
make to DIR. Fields arguments.